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Love them, then let them go on the 2075 version of the RealReal.

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By Chelsea Peng
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Courtesy, design by Monica Park

ROI as it applies to designer resale can be a tricky game. Will my battered Chanel find a new home? (Probably.) But you know what's always a sure bet? Buying what you love. Here, in honor of National Splurge Day on June 18, a few suggestions that will stand the test of time/the volatile consignment market.

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<p>Never gonna give you up. </p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Staud, $350</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:&nbsp;<a href="https://staud.clothing/products/bissett-bag?_ke=&amp;variant=31948331531" target="_blank">staud.clothing.com</a>.</strong></p>

Never gonna give you up.

Staud, $350

BUY IT: staud.clothing.com.

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<p>The breakout handbag star of this festival season, but lends strong Daria Werbowy editorial vibes, as well.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Chloé, $1,450</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306622829&amp;PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524447078757&amp;R=3610927643968&amp;P_name=Chlo%26%23233%3B&amp;N=4294908759+306622829&amp;bmUID=lOumi7X" target="_blank">saksfiftheavenue.com</a>.</strong></p>

The breakout handbag star of this festival season, but lends strong Daria Werbowy editorial vibes, as well. 

Chloé, $1,450

BUY IT: saksfiftheavenue.com.

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<p>So ridiculous, so good.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Color Temperature, $495</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://fivestoryny.com/collections/handbags/products/white-mini-patata-bag" target="_blank">fivestoryny.com</a>.</strong></p>

So ridiculous, so good. 

Color Temperature, $495

BUY IT: fivestoryny.com.

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<p>Great color, sleek design. (Would have put the pink gator skin one, but it's $33,000 😓.)&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Fendi, $3,300</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/792355/Fendi/peekaboo-mini-leather-shoulder-bag" target="_blank">net-a-porter.com</a>.</strong></p>

Great color, sleek design. (Would have put the pink gator skin one, but it's $33,000 😓.) 

Fendi, $3,300

BUY IT: net-a-porter.com.

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<p>Can't open Instagram without seeing one of these guys.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Cult Gaia, $298</em><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://cultgaia.com/collections/handbags/products/pink-acrylic-ark" target="_blank">cultgaia.com</a>.</strong></p>

Can't open Instagram without seeing one of these guys. 

Cult Gaia, $298

BUY IT: cultgaia.com.

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<p>The sort of clean, classic bag you could see yourself pulling Twizzlers out of when you're on a rocking chair.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Gucci, $980</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/792355/Fendi/peekaboo-mini-leather-shoulder-bag" target="_blank">net-a-porter.com</a>.</strong></p>

The sort of clean, classic bag you could see yourself pulling Twizzlers out of when you're on a rocking chair. 

Gucci, $980

BUY IT: net-a-porter.com.

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<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"></strong>"It's not just a PHASE, Mom."&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">J.W. Anderson, $1,480</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/product/859284/JWAnderson/pierce-mini-leather-shoulder-bag" target="_blank">net-a-porter.com</a>.</strong></p>

"It's not just a PHASE, Mom." 

J.W. Anderson, $1,480

BUY IT: net-a-porter.com.

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<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"></strong>Adult Happy Meal box, now with a tortoise handle.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Simon Miller, $590</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.modaoperandi.com/simon-miller-fw17/bonsai-nubuck-bucket-bag" target="_blank">modaoperandi.com</a>.</strong></p>

Adult Happy Meal box, now with a tortoise handle. 

Simon Miller, $590

BUY IT: modaoperandi.com.

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<p>To proclaim that you're a real lady who makes enough to buy her own bags that look like they came straight out of a cartoon.&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">Mansur Gavriel, $895</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mansurgavriel.com/products/grosgrain-metropolitan-bag/flamma" target="_blank">mansurgavriel.com</a>.</strong></p>

To proclaim that you're a real lady who makes enough to buy her own bags that look like they came straight out of a cartoon. 

Mansur Gavriel, $895

BUY IT: mansurgavriel.com.

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<p>The best things in life are shaped like croissants (the curved, all-butter kind, none of that straight rubbish).&nbsp;</p><p><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">The Row, $990</em><span class="redactor-invisible-space" data-verified="redactor" data-redactor-tag="span" data-redactor-class="redactor-invisible-space"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor"></em></span><br></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">BUY IT:</strong><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">&nbsp;<a href="http://www.barneys.com/product/the-row-the-ascot-small-bag-505213261.html" target="_blank">barneys.com</a>.</strong></p>

The best things in life are shaped like croissants (the curved, all-butter kind, none of that straight rubbish). 

The Row, $990

BUY IT: barneys.com.

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